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Professional Client

Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

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Beta

Learn what Beta stands for in finance.

OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.

Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

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